Pirates of the Caribbean Preview

Originally slated to ship as Sea Dogs II, Bethesda Softworks is set to relaunch their title under the new name, Pirates of the Caribbean (POTC), based on the upcoming Disney movie starring Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. Set in the time when pirates rampaged across all the world's oceans, players will be cast into a role-playing world on land and sea treachery and combat.

Unlike other titles based on movies this title does not follow the general storyline of the upcoming movie by the same name, instead merely falls into the timeline of the movie, offering a new and unique story for players to play through, and feels somewhat reminiscent of Morrowind. The general scope of the story places you in a power struggle between governments, pirates, merchants, and fortune-seekers, all out to find a treasure hidden in a secret island cache.